§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the report by the European Parliament on the review of the European Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development, A4-0300/96 with reference to his Department's policy on sustainable development. [4724]
§ Mr. ClappisonMy Department will be assessing in due course the first reading opinion of the European Parliament on the report, given on 13 November 1996.